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Palau.

Republic of Palau · Ngerulmud · 21.9K people · australia-oceania

Governmentpresidential republic in free association with the USArea459 km²Sanctioned entities109Active conflicts1CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.

Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
100.0
Stable risk
31-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Palau becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Palau · 90-day event volume
34
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
2 of 3
DROUGHTDRONE STRIKE2026-07-222026-09-052026-10-19
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 0actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 357
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 1total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
98/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 12.01%inflation pct: 2.23%unemployment pct: —
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
78/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 109is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
83/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 69.4literacy rate: 99.80%
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
18Stable
Security
0Stable
Economic
21Stable
Regulatory
22Stable
Operational
14Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · australia-oceania
Rank 29 of 30
01Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands
58.6
02Republic of the Marshall Islands
66.0
03Commonwealth of Australia
66.9
04New Zealand
74.2
05Republic of Nauru
80.4
06American Samoa
84.1
07Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
84.5
08Tuvalu
86.1
29Republic of Palau· this country
100.0
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 13 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024
$321.5M
▲ $45.3M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024
$18.2K
▲ $2.6K YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 2024
2.2%
▼ 10.6% YoY
Unemployment
WB
—
Population
WB· 2024
17.7K
▼ 32.0 YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB
—
Life expectancy
WB· 2024
69.4 yrs
▲ 0.1 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 2024
83.9%
▲ 1.0% YoY
Security3 recent events · 1 conflicts · 1 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
34
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-10-10
SEV 4
Hsiao's Visit to Palau
Diplomatic Visit
2026-10-06
SEV 6
Second ship hit
Drone Strike2 wounded
2026-09-26
SEV 8
Rising Seas
Drought
Active conflicts involving Palau
World War II
War · 11147 dispatches
Critical · 100
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Other

‘Outrageous’: Taiwan Mandopop band member allegedly assaulted by South Korean diver underwater

Taiwanese musician Devon Song was allegedly assaulted by a South Korean diver underwater in Palau.

South China Morning PostTaiwan · South Korea · Bangladesh
Geopolitical Politics
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Climate & Humanitarian Crisis
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Post Courier
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P.M. News
How shark ecotourism sparks long-term conservation
EurekAlert!
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Dnes.bg-
Palau President Surangel Whipps slams criticism of Chris Bowen’s pre-COP
PerthNow
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Palau-tagged articles · last 30 days
Lt. Jim Kloulechad
personlast · Oct 11
1
Sgt. Gerald Ringang
personlast · Oct 11
1
Gaafar J. Uherbelau
personlast · Oct 5
1
Surangel Samuel Whipps Jr.
personlast · Sep 28
1
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
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+Methodology · how this profile is built

This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.

Coverage of Palau will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.